10 Personal Items, a collection of things, which are significant and important to me

For my selected 10 personal items, I brought in a few architectural books, which I found interesting. I also brought a collection of photos I had previously taken in central London and Lewisham. They reflect my interest in the growth and evolution of buildings in the developing world, they also reflect my interest in structural compositions.

The first page of one of the small books includes the statement below, for new students in the art world. I think it well reflects our attitudes, as students, towards our new life coming.

My composition is made up of a few of the books and photographs I brought in. I chose these items in particular as they are a mixture of 2 dimensional forms and 3 dimensional forms. The scaffolding appears to be growing from the book. I also wanted to use a selection of medias such as charcoal, permanent marker and pencil to create a gloomy, polluted-like atmosphere. This was then counterbalanced by the brightness of the highlighter, creating importance to these single words, which stand out in the page.

To the left is another photograph of my drawing, during the process, as well as slightly edited so you can home in on the idea of the drawing being completely tonal before the words and ideas are added in a bright colour.